The letter paper was thin, but every word on it was like a branding iron, burning Xiang Yu and Yan Jin's hearts. Hongtu Company, Hongtu Company again! This was the third time they had extended their greedy claws to Xiang's from the dark.

"Despicable!" Yan Jin slammed his hand on the table, his delicate eyebrows filled with anger, "Do they think they can defeat us like this?"

"They want to lure us into the trap in this way. They really underestimate us." Xiang Yu crumpled the letter into a ball, with a cold light flashing in his eyes. "Since they want to play, we will play with them to the end."

A war without gunpowder smoke has begun again. Yan Jin and Xiang Yu convened the company's top management overnight and set up a special investigation team to find out the black hand hiding in the dark.

Time was running out, and the investigation team raced against time to find any clues. Soon, they found that Hongtu Company used its media resources to spread negative news about Xiang's products, trying to mislead consumers and hit Xiang's market share. At the same time, they also secretly manipulated prices, dumped products at prices below cost, and disrupted the market order.

"Shameless! They are engaging in malicious competition!" The investigation results made the company's top management indignant.

"We can't let them go on like this!" Xiang Yu made a prompt decision, "Collect evidence immediately. I want them to pay the price for their actions!"

A counterattack against Hongtu Company officially started. Xiang Group issued a statement to clarify the facts with lightning speed and filed a lawsuit in court, accusing Hongtu Company of malicious defamation and unfair competition.

However, the development of the matter was beyond everyone's expectations. A few days passed, and there was no action from the court, and the industry association also turned a deaf ear to their report, as if nothing had happened.

"How could this happen?" Yan Jin looked at the silent phone, feeling more and more uneasy. "Could it be that we have really hit a wall this time?"

Yan Jin's heart sank, and the light from her phone screen reflected her solemn face. Ever since they submitted the report to the industry association, there has been no news. This abnormal calm made her feel uneasy, and an invisible pressure enveloped her heart.

"Did we really underestimate their power?" Yan Jin muttered to herself, with a hint of disbelief and frustration in her tone. She had always believed in justice and fairness, and believed that the industry association would maintain market order and punish vicious competition. However, reality dealt her a heavy blow.

"Don't be discouraged, Jin." Xiang Yu held her hand, and his steady voice was like a beacon in the dark night, dispelling the confusion and anxiety in Yan Jin's heart. "Evil cannot prevail over justice. Even if the industry association is indifferent, we must use legal weapons to protect our rights and interests."

Xiang Yu's eyes were firm and sharp, like an enraged lion, exuding an inviolable majesty. He picked up his phone, dialed a number, and ordered in a cold tone: "Help me contact the best legal team, I will make them pay the price!"

A respectful response came from the other end of the phone. Xiang Yu hung up the phone, turned his head to look at Yan Jin, and raised a confident arc at the corner of his mouth: "Don't worry, I will make them pay for what they did."

Yan Jin looked at the man in front of her, and a warm feeling surged in her heart. She once thought that Xiang Yu was just a cold-blooded businessman, but after experiencing all this, she found that he also had unswerving beliefs and determination to protect justice.

In the next few days, Xiang Group entered a full-scale war preparation state. Xiang Yu personally led the team to collect and organize relevant evidence, and hired the industry's top lawyer team to prepare to file a lawsuit against Hongtu Company.

"Boom boom boom——"

There was a knock on the office door, and the chief lawyer of the legal team, an old man who was over fifty years old but vigorous, walked in. He pushed the gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, glanced sharply at the people present, and slowly said: "Mr. Xiang, Mr. Yan, about this case..."

Before he finished speaking, the office door was pushed open again, and a man who looked like a secretary walked in panic, saying in a hurried tone: "Mr. Xiang, something bad has happened..."

"Mr. Xiang, something bad has happened! Hongtu Company released a statement on its official website, saying that our company's products have serious quality problems. It also attached several screenshots of suspected user complaints. Now it has begun to spread online, and many partners have called to inquire about the situation. The public relations department can't stand it anymore!" The secretary spoke in a hurried tone, with an undisguised anxiety on his face.

"What?!" Yan Jin snatched the tablet from the secretary's hand. The screen displayed the stern statement from Hongtu Company. Every accusation accurately hit the lifeblood of Xiang's products, and those so-called "user complaints" were illustrated with pictures and texts, and looked very serious.

"Despicable! How dare they?!" Yan Jin was shaking with anger. These accusations were completely false. It was obvious that Hongtu Company wanted to use the pressure of public opinion to take the initiative and completely defeat the Xiang family!

Xiang Yu, who had been silent all this time, took the tablet, and his deep eyes swept across the contents on the screen, his face terribly gloomy. He knew that this was Hongtu Company's revenge, and it was a carefully planned attack. They not only wanted to evade responsibility, but also wanted to drag Xiang into the abyss.

"It seems that we have underestimated their determination," Xiang Yu said in a cold tone, like the calm before the storm, "Since they want to play, we will accompany them to the end!"

The chief lawyer of the legal team also saw the statement. He pushed his glasses, a gleam in his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "It seems that the other party came prepared. However, it is not so easy to bring us down!"

Xiang Yu slammed the tablet on the table with a loud noise. He looked around at everyone and said firmly: "Notify the Legal Department and immediately draft a lawyer's letter to file a defamation lawsuit against Hongtu Company! In addition, contact the Public Relations Department and hold a press conference immediately to clarify the truth. We must not let the rumors continue to ferment!"

"Yes!" Everyone answered in unison, everyone's face was full of determination and fighting spirit. They knew that this was a war without the smoke of gunpowder, which was related to the life and death of the Xiang Group, and they had to go all out!

At night, the Xiang Group building was still brightly lit. Yan Jin and Xiang Yu stood side by side in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, overlooking the brightly lit city night scene. Both of them had extremely solemn expressions.

"Hongtu came well prepared this time. We must find their weakness as soon as possible, otherwise..." Yan Jin didn't say anything else, but the worry in his tone was evident.

"Don't worry, Jin, I have arranged for someone to investigate, and I believe there will be results soon." Xiang Yu gently held Yan Jin's hand and gave her a reassuring look, "Since they dare to do it, they will definitely leave traces, and we will make them pay the price."

Suddenly, Xiang Yu's phone vibrated. He glanced at the caller ID, his face changed slightly, and after signaling Yan Jin to keep quiet, he walked aside to answer the call.

"What did you say? Are you sure?" Xiang Yu's voice was low and rapid. There seemed to be some shocking news from the other end of the phone, which made his face even gloomier, and the fingers holding the phone tightened unconsciously.

After hanging up the phone, Xiang Yu returned to Yan Jin. A cold light flashed in his deep eyes. He said in a cold tone: "Jin, we may have gone in the wrong direction from the beginning..." "What's wrong? Whose call is it?" Yan Jin keenly noticed Xiang Yu's abnormality, frowned slightly, and had a bad premonition in her heart.

Xiang Yu took a deep breath, trying to suppress the emotions surging in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "It was Lawyer Lin who called. He said... he found out that someone was manipulating public opinion behind Hongtu Company, and..."

He paused, a cold light flashing in his deep eyes, "Moreover, they have some internal information of our company. Those so-called 'user complaints' are likely to be forged."

"What?!" Yan Jin's face suddenly changed when she heard that. She should have thought that Hongtu Company could not be so bold as to openly challenge Xiang Group. It turned out that there was someone backing them up!

"It seems that the opponent we met this time is more difficult than we thought." Xiang Yujian frowned, his deep eyes full of solemnity, "Since they dare to do this, they must have made full preparations. We must deal with it carefully."

"I have arranged for people to check the authenticity of those 'user complaints'. I believe there will be results soon." Yan Jin said calmly, with an unquestionable firmness in his tone, "Since they want to play dirty, don't blame us for being rude!"

As time passed, the entire Xiang Group was shrouded in a tense atmosphere, and everyone was busy dealing with this sudden crisis.

Finally, after the unremitting efforts of the public relations team, a rigorously worded, well-reasoned clarification statement was finally drafted and completed. It would be released to the public only after the final confirmation by Xiang Yu and Yan Jin.

However, at this moment, an accident happened again!

"Mr. Xiang, something bad has happened! The company's website...the company's website cannot be opened!" The technical manager rushed into the office in a panic, his face pale and his forehead covered with cold sweat.

"What?!" Xiang Yu and Yan Jin's faces changed at the same time when they heard this, and an ominous premonition came to their hearts.

Without thinking too much, Xiang Yu immediately turned on his computer and tried to log into the company website. However, no matter how he tried, the webpage always showed "Not accessible".

"Damn it! It's a hacker attack!" Yan Jin, who was standing by, also tried to log into the company website, but failed as well. She stood up abruptly, her pretty face covered with frost, and said through gritted teeth, "They actually attacked our company website at this time, how despicable!"

Xiang Yu's face turned pale. He knew that the other party chose to attack the company's website at this time, clearly wanting to completely block their channels for speaking out and put them in a situation where they could not defend themselves!

"Contact technical experts immediately and ask them to restore the website in the shortest possible time!" Xiang Yu made a prompt decision, his tone was sharp and unquestionable, "Also, notify all departments to enter a state of emergency and be prepared to deal with any emergencies!"

"Yes!" Everyone responded in unison, with a solemn expression on everyone's face. They knew that a more severe test had just begun...

"It's too late..." Yan Jin looked at the latest news on her phone, her face becoming even uglier. "Now all major media outlets are reprinting Hongtu Company's statement, and our clarification statement can't be sent out at all!"

Xiang Yu snatched Yan Jin's phone. When he saw the content on the screen, his pupils suddenly shrank and his face instantly became extremely gloomy.

"It seems that we have underestimated the viciousness of the other party..." Xiang Yu took a deep breath and slammed his phone on the table, his eyes flashing with a cold light, "They are going to force us into a dead end!"

Yan Jin clenched her fists tightly, trying hard to suppress the anger boiling in her heart. She knew very well that now was not the time to act on impulse, and the most urgent task was to find a solution as soon as possible.

"I'll contact them right away..." Yan Jin said, picked up the phone, and was about to make a call when she was grabbed by Xiang Yu.

"I'll do it." Xiang Yu's voice was low and hoarse, with a determined light flashing in his eyes. "Leave this matter to me." He took out his mobile phone, quickly dialed a number, and uttered two words in a cold tone: "Come here immediately!"

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